Zahid, Ismail say they were not summoned to meet Tuanku Muhriz
KUALA LUMPUR: Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said he and Negri Sembilan Menteri Besar Datuk Ismail Lasim were not summoned to meet the Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan, Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir, yesterday afternoon.
KUALA LUMPUR: Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Negri Sembilan Menteri Besar Datuk Ismail Lasim claimed they were not summoned to meet Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir, the Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan, yesterday. Zahid revealed that they only found out about the meeting through media reports.
The BN chief told reporters after inaugurating the University Research and Innovation Investment Summit (EURES) 2026, "Neither the Negri Sembilan Menteri Besar nor I was summoned to meet him. We only learned about it from the media." Earlier reports had mentioned that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim met with Tuanku Muhriz at Istana Negeri Sembilan for nearly an hour, following disputes between the royal institution and the Negri Sembilan state administration.
It was also claimed that Zahid and Ismail were among those who joined the Prime Minister for the audience.
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